Carl J. Stephani

Carl Stephani, ICMA-CM, Life Member ICMA and APA, is the author of a number of books and articles about local government, including:

GARAGE SALE NEGOTIATING FOR KIDS - A Guidebook

CITY POLITICS: FRISCO, COLORADO - It Ain't for Kids

MY YEARS IN THE PEACE CORPS - Bogota 1962-64

ZONING 101 - A Practical Introduction

PLANNING CITIES 101 - A Practical Introduction

THE KINDNESS OF RANDOM STRANGERS: Hitchhiking San Diego to Panama 1961

THE FALL AND RISE OF REGGIE THE GREAT - Diary of a Stray Cat

Carl's has a degree in Social Science (UC Berkeley) and a Master's in Regional Planning (Syracuse University Maxwell School). He is a Certificated Manager and Life Member and of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), and a Life Member of the American Planning Association (APA).

He has served in elected and appointed positions in local governments in New York, Connecticut, California, Colorado, and Arizona. In 2000 he was appointed to the EPA Local Government Advisory Committee, and subsequently the National Drinking Water Advisory Council.

Carl lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his wife Marilyn.